Link to Microsoft Store app

Now that Python is available in the Microsoft Store, it would be great to have

Information about badges is available at: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/store/badges

A zip file containing current badges is available here, but the best one is available from their CDN at this url.

The link to the store should either be:

ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=9NJ46SX7X90P

or

https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NJ46SX7X90P?ocid=badge

The first URL only works on Windows 10, but it will go directly to the store app. So if we’re confident in the UA sniffing then it’s a better option. The second link will work on any machine.

I think it’d be best to appear on this obvious Download section (rough mockup below) and we’ll add it to the Downloads page as a text link next time we do an update.

For what it’s worth, this is not urgent. While I don’t see us abandoning the store app anytime soon, it’s also not the primary installer, so it doesn’t have to be on the front page yet. But I wanted to get the issue in so we don’t forget it.

[berkerpeksag]

You can now check the staging site. Note that downloads data is old 😃

Screenshot:

[saschanaz]

Would a plaintext that links to ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=9P7QFQMJRFP7 workaround the sponsor product issue? That one does not open Microsoft webpage and directly opens Microsoft Store app.

(The MSStore distribution not being in python.org makes some people think it’s not official.)